THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE is showing the film One Day in the Haram and holding a Q&A with the director to raise money for its Endowment Fund. The unique film gives a unique eye-witness account of life inside the Holy ...
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Arrest in football racist tweet case
WIGAN FOOTBALLER NATHAN BYRNE was the target of racist abuse after his team drew 2-2 with Bristol City on Saturday. The Club immediately condemned a racist message sent to the player’s Twitter account. Shortly afterwards, a 20 year old man ...
Read More »Get ready for Zoo-lovers day
WHATEVER ELSE THE day holds for you on Monday, find a moment to celebrate Zoo-lovers day. We don’t do that well for zoos in East London, but – if the rain holds off – it might be a good day ...
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The Pleasance Theatre, Islington Debut play from actor-playwright Tariq Jordan, about a Palestinian-Israeli love story that finds old lovers meeting once again in an Israeli interrogation room. ‘My father used to say, nearly everything in the world is made in ...
Read More »MuslimGiving Celebrates First Anniversary in style
Emdad Rahman ON MONDAY, 1st APRIL MuslimGiving welcomed hundreds of charities to an anniversary event at the X+Why building in Whitechapel. Representatives of charities came from across the country to see first hand how MuslimGiving is keeping its promises by ...
Read More »MuslimGiving: One year on!
Emdad Rahman On Monday 1st of April MuslimGiving welcomed hundreds of charities at the X+Why building based in Whitechapel, London. Charities attended the 1 Year On event from across the country to see first hand how MuslimGiving is keeping up ...
Read More »Sikhs In The City Organise 108th Birthday Party For Marathon Hero
Emdad Rahman Around 100 runners and well wishers came together with running club Sikhs In The City to celebrate and pay tribute to running legend Fauja Singh BEM, the world’s oldest marathoner. Guests joined and ran alongside Singh, the founder ...
Read More »The Big Night Walk 2019
Over 350 supporters, staff members and volunteers gathered at Shoreditch Town Hall earlier this month before supporters set off on a 13-mile walk to raise funds for The Big Issue Foundation’s work. Joining the walk were teams from Big Issue ...
Read More »Ramdhana Welfare Trust hold celebration evening
Emdad Rahman RAMDHANA IS A quaint and charming village which stands along the Pachla river in Bishwanath, Sylhet. The natural colour and vibrancy of the surrounding picturesque landscape permeate this humble Bangladeshi village. A common practice among the Ramdhana expatriate ...
Read More »Football on the menu as Neighbours in Poplar visit Calais Kitchen
Emdad Rahman NEIGHBOURS IN POPLAR have returned from a deployment to Calais, France, where a team of volunteers led by Sister Christine Frost spent a day at the Refugee Community Kitchen which serves hot, nourishing meals to displaced people every ...
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